योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-155, verse-20

चिद्व्योमदर्पणस्यास्य परमाण्वाकृतेरपि ।
अन्तस्थस्यैव वा यत्र तत्रेदं प्रतिबिम्बति ॥ २० ॥

cidvyomadarpaṇasyāsya paramāṇvākṛterapi ,
antasthasyaiva vā yatra tatredaṃ pratibimbati 20

20. citvyomadarpaṇasya asya paramāṇvākṛteḥ api
antasthasya eva vā yatra tatra idam pratibimbati

20. idam yatra tatra asya citvyomadarpaṇasya vā
paramāṇvākṛteḥ api vā antasthasya eva pratibimbati

20. This (reflection) reflects wherever it may be, whether in this mirror of consciousness-space (citvyomadarpaṇa), or even if it is of atomic form, or even if it is merely situated internally.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्व्योमदर्पणस्य (citvyomadarpaṇasya) - of the mirror of consciousness-space

• अस्य (asya) - of this (mirror) (of this)

• परमाण्वाकृतेः (paramāṇvākṛteḥ) - of atomic form, of the form of an atom

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• अन्तस्थस्य (antasthasya) - of that which is situated within, of the internal

• एव (eva) - merely, only (only, indeed, just)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• यत्र (yatra) - where, wherever

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• इदम् (idam) - this (reflection) (this, this one)

• प्रतिबिम्बति (pratibimbati) - reflects, is reflected

Words meanings and morphology

चित्व्योमदर्पणस्य (citvyomadarpaṇasya) - of the mirror of consciousness-space

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of citvyomadarpaṇa

citvyomadarpaṇa - mirror of consciousness-space

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness), 'vyoma' (space, sky), and 'darpaṇa' (mirror).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoma+darpaṇa)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, understand).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vyoma – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ve (class 1)
• darpaṇa – mirror, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dṛp' (to shine, be proud) + 'ana' suffix.
  Root: dṛp (class 4)

अस्य (asya) - of this (mirror) (of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'citvyomadarpaṇasya'.

परमाण्वाकृतेः (paramāṇvākṛteḥ) - of atomic form, of the form of an atom

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of paramāṇvākṛti

paramāṇvākṛti - atomic form, form of an atom

Compound of 'paramāṇu' (atom) and 'ākṛti' (form, shape).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (paramāṇu+ākṛti)

• paramāṇu – atom, smallest particle
  noun (masculine)
  From 'parama' (supreme, ultimate) + 'aṇu' (atom, minute particle).
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ā' (towards) + root 'kṛ' (to make) + ktin (suffix).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Acts as an adjective for the implicit subject, or another locative context.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'paramāṇvākṛteḥ'.

अन्तस्थस्य (antasthasya) - of that which is situated within, of the internal

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of antastha

antastha - situated within, internal, inherent

From 'antar' (within) + 'stha' (standing, situated from root 'sthā').

Compound type : avyayībhāva (antar+stha)

• antar – within, inside, between
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to an implicit neuter noun or concept.

एव (eva) - merely, only (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

यत्र (yatra) - where, wherever

(indeclinable)

From 'yad' (which) + suffix 'tra'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + suffix 'tra'.

इदम् (idam) - this (reflection) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Subject of 'pratibimbati'.

प्रतिबिम्बति (pratibimbati) - reflects, is reflected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratibimb

Present Tense, Active Voice

From 'prati' (towards) + root 'bimb' (to form a disk, to appear as an image). Could be a denominative verb from 'pratibimba' noun.

Prefix: prati

Root: bimb (class 1)

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